In summary: Pat and her husband are lovely genuine people who will go out of their way to help you and they understand what a Westerner needs/wants in an apartment - awesome location, excellently equipped kitchen and everything is brand new. I will be back!

Long review: I have been visiting/living/working in BK for over 20 years now: this is my favourite part of the city-I lived here from 2002-3 and 2010-2015 and moved once, 300m down the street.

I love this area as it's close to everything, 15mins or less drive/taxi to: shopping at MBK/Siam/Asok, Lumphini/Benjakiti Parks,the river boat at Saphan Taksin and the lesser known oasis of Phra Pradaeng.

What makes this area though is that it has a real village feel to it: everyone knows each other, the smiles are genuine and there are lots of independent shops and restaurants. And there are zero hassles: the locals residents are very quick to chase out dodgy tuk tuks/taxis that wont use their meters/scam artists - it is an oasis in central BK.

Location aside, what makes Pat's place great is not just how new it is (it was only finished late 2015). It is that the developers of the apartment are decent and reputable so the finish is good (i.e. good quality fittings and fixtures and everything works)

What makes Pat's place stand out though is how well it is furnished and how well equipped it is: the kitchen has Western style things: cutlery includes knifes, a toaster, a kettle, a decent set of chopping knifes and pans. If you have never been to Thailand before you might think these sorts of things are standard-they're not-check before you book elsewhere!

I have stayed at several serviced apartments/residences in BK over the years: none has been as well equipped as Pat's - she has thought of everything!

Will definitely be back